Trees adapted to narrow streets |
Lombardy poplar | Hackberry |
Silver maple | Carolina poplar |
Tree of heaven | Box elder |
Ginkgo | Mesquite |
Black locust | Silver poplar |
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Trees adapted to wide avenues |
Oaks | Ash |
Elm | Cottonwood |
Sycamore | Eucalyptus |
Sweet gum | Willow |
Basswood | Walnut |
Tulip tree | Camphor tree |
Honey locust | Mulberry |
Magnolia | Russian olive |
Pecan | Bois d’arc |
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Trees for very severe city conditions — narrow parkings, oil, smoke, etc. |
Tree of heaven | Sycamore |
European plane tree | Ginkgo |
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Short-lived trees |
Poplar | Box elder |
Chinaberry | Hackberry |
Silver maple | Black locust |
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Untidy trees |
Eucalyptus | Ginkgo |
Mulberry | Tree of heaven (female) |
Black locust | Bois d’arc (female) |
Chinaberry | Japanese varnish |
Cottonwood | Willow |
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Trees sprouting badly from the roots |
Tree of heaven | Willow |
Poplar | Black locust |
Cottonwood |
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Undesirable street trees in regions where other varieties thrive |
Cottonwood | Chinaberry |
Carolina poplar | Box elder |
Tree of heaven | Evergreens |